(2007) Guatemala ratified international adoption treaty, committed to ensure that babies not bought or stolen; Alvaro Colom won presidential election

(2008) Former president Alfonso Portillo extradited from Mexico to face corruption charges linked to disappearance of $15 Million

(2009) Ex-paramilitary officer, Felipe Cusanero, first person to be jailed for forced disappearance of civilians in Guatemala civil war; retired colonel first army officer convicted of crimes committed during civil war

(2010) Guatemala's police chief and anti-drugs czar fired over theft of cocaine; state of emergency declared after Pacaya volcano erupted